Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1887-07-15
ssletf Rsabing.
RETURNING GOOD FOR EVIL FOURTH
OF JULY STORY.

For ye.rs u hitter feud had existed
between the two leading physicians OF
Oakland. At one time they had been
intimate frierds. aud young DIR. Parker
had been the acknowledged suitor OF
old DIR. Romans sweet daughter.
Cicely.
1t was at Fourth of July celebra
ton the trouble arose, and the be-
ginning Of the quarrel had its origin
in u very trivial thing. too. Both
men hail been invited by the citizens
/, participate in the exercises Of the
day, and in his address the old doctor
sax proper TO t-ke exception 10 some
statements made by the younger one.
Being something OF politician, DIR.
Parker resented the liberty taken by
his friend. and then the old man in
scathing words Denounced the "young
'upstart, who thought 10 teach those
who bad forgotten more than he had
ever known"
The idle tongues Of the gossips were
= bot slow sin repeating the comments
made " thouc cht.ess persons. and thus
instead OF the br. ach being healed. it
grew wider and wider. Dir. Parker
though quick TO redress "A wrong, Was
the more generous. and even after hot
words had passed between them. csuie
10 his enemy and. frankly cnnfessIng
his own fsulr, sought an anlicable re
conc,list'on.
The old man. though the one to
give the first otiense, was furious. and
ordered his antagonist Ia leave his
house Immediately and forever.
Strong as WAS the attachment ex
i.ting between Cicely and the young
doctor. she was too dutifuI daughter
TO carry on cIsndestine courtshiP,
even ii the honorable young man ha
proposed such course. No formal
engagement existed between them, and
when at her father command. the
letters she had received were returned
without one word of explanation, DR.
Parker quietly submitted TO his fate
more convinced than ever that women
were as tickrl as they ha been repre-
sentrd.
Thus several years roll-,l by and
two men were still cntangle,l. rd pr
haps would have SO remain Il uurins
life. hal not circumstance brought
them together IL MAS "a ioll~.
One dark. stormy might DIR. Parker
was riding home ~ last as the rain
which beat in i. face. aud the slipper,
condition OF the roads would justify
Slackening his pace, when he entered
along very cautiously when his horse
SHE'D suddenly almo throwing him rG
the ground. BY the faint light of tn,
lantern which he carried, he could See
the debris of what seemed 10 be !
broken sulky. Supposing that som.
unfortunate traveller had met with III
accident. and had left the vehicle by
the side of the ROAD until morning, he
attempted to pass, but the horse ONLY
snorted and scented the air with his
aostrils; he would not move IA step tC
the right hand or left Dlsmounting
to ascertain the cause of the strange
actions, he Uncovered to his dismay
that the battered sulky hung half Over
the preclpice. He was about to le;lL
his frightened steed to place %
safety, when faint moan startled
him, Listening attentisely, he Wa
horrifi,d to hear from the rocks be
| low the feeble cry Of
My God! will no one help me? :?
He shouted back: Who is there
and what is the matter -
The despairing wall came back: I'll
is |. DR.. Romans. My horse tool
fright and precipitated me over ,h'
nsrrows. | am entirely helpless, an,
the creek is almost up to me. If hel
does not Come speedily | will b
washed ava. For Gods sake, b
quick.
The young mn recognized the volc
and his brow grew ominously dark. -
For moment horrible temptation
assaliei hlm. lie had on y tn ride o.
aud h. would be free from his bite
-nemy forever. The St cret would b
his own, and no would think of at
taching blame to him, but it was onl
for an instant that the dark though
haunted him. In spite of the in
creasing storm and the extremel
dangerously descent, he was soon MAX
ing his way, laborously, down tn
steep, treacherous cliti.
Reaching his fallen foe, lie observe
the spasm OF pain that passed over th
old mans face, when he knew that b
Twas in the power Of an enemy. "Yo